New Project Tracks Drone Strikes

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Not sure I like this. I like the freedom of information but I sense he's using it to condemn drone strikes.

A new project is using the popular photo-sharing app Instagram to shed light on one of the more shadowy aspects of modern warfare. The images that come through the Dronestagram feed aren't pretty — or even the sort of thing you'd want to share with your friends — but according to founder James Bridle, that's not the point.

"It's a way of visualizing what some people want to hide, but by changing the medium, I'm putting it where people are already spending time," he tells TIME. "It radically increases access and visibility."


Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/11/27/dronestagram-using-social-media-to-put-drone-strike-sites-on-the-map-literally-3/